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- Niagara Gazette - 6/29/1939
Miss Kathleen McEvoy, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ewart A. McEvoy,
of Buffalo avenue, and Mr. Llewellyn
D. Howell, son of Mr. William
H. Howell, of Eighty-seventh street,
were united in marriage Saturday
at 1 p. m., a t the First M. E. church,
of LaSalle, with the Rev. M. J. Hill,
officiating.
The altar was beautifully decorated
with tall baskets of pink
peonies, pink roses, blue delphinium
and orange blossoms. Preceding the
ceremony, Mrs. M. J. Hill presided
at the organ, playing ' T o a Wild
Rose." Mrs. Gerald Cooke, of Buffalo,
cousin of the bride, sang
"Until" and "My Prayer." Just before
the ceremony the church choir
sang "Tis Thy Wedding Morn."
The bride, who entered the church
on the arm of her father, chose for
her wedding gown white mar*
quisette over satin, fashioned with
short puff sleeves, square neckline,
shirred bodice, fitted waist and full
skirt with inserts of lace the length
of the skirt. Her only jewelry was
a yellow gold sweetheart locket, a
gift from the groom. She wore a
shouldeT-length veil held by a band
of flowers and elbow-length lace
mitts. She carried white roses and
baby's breath tied with a large white
marquisette bow.
Miss Isobel McEvoy, sister of the
bride, was her only attendant. She
wore a floor-length gown of peach
net and lace, trimmed with aqua-
marine velvet bows from the square
neckline to the fitter waist. She
wore a matching shoulder-length
veil similar to that of the bride an d
peach elbow-length lace mitts. Her
bouquet was of blue delphinium
and yellow rosebuds.
Mr. Howard R. Palmer, cousin of
the groom, was best man.
The groom and best man wore
double-breasted white suits while
the ushers, Mr. John A. Howell,
brother of the groom, and Mr. Ash-
ton C. McEvoy, brother of the bride,
wore white flannel trousers and
navy bllue coats. All wore blue
bachelor buttons and matching
blue ties.
The bride's mother wore a be-
coming gown of dusty rose crepe
with white accessories. Her corsage
was of white carnations, yellow
rosebuds and white sweet peas. Mrs.
W. H. Howell wore an attractive
gown of orchid crepe and white ac-
cessories. Her corsage was of white
sweetpeas and pink rosebuds.
The wedding reception was held
in the churhc parlors immediately
after the ceremony, with about 175
guests present. The bride's table was
decorated in pink and white, cen-
tered by a bouquet of pink roses,
flanked by tall white tapers and
holding both the bride's cake and
the wedding cake.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Howell left im-
mediately after the reception on a
short trip. After July 1 they will
reside at 183 Sixty-sixth street.
The out-of-town guests included
Mr. Isaac Johnson, grandfather of
the bride; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Hartnett, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Kil-
lens, Mr. and Mrs. E. Lester, Miss
Marquerite Lester, Mrs. E. Whit-
well, Mr. Howard Whitwell, Mrs.
William Daw, Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Rodgers and daughter, Shirley, all
from Canada; and Mr. and Mrs.
Geralde Cooke and son and daugh-
ter, Leonard and Doris, of Buffalo;
Mrs. Ernest Waddell and family, of
Lewiston, and Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam Johnson and family, of San-
born.
Pre-nuptial affairs Included a
variety shower by the passive chapter
of the girls Hi-Y, a variety
shower by Mrs. Fenwick Botting,
a variety luncheon shower by Mrs.
Jack Blankman and Mrs. Robert
Pearson, a linen shower by Mrs.
Thaddeus Murr, a personal shower
by Miss Jean McMurdo, a china
shower by Miss Ruth Wilson, a
variety shower by the choir of the
First M. B. church, a variety shower
by Mrs. N. C. Dalglelsh and a
kitchen shower by relatives of the
groom.
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